Miguel Chavez Modena

Miguel Chavez Modena serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics to Aerospace Engineering at Polytechnic University of Madrid's School of Aeronautics and Space Engineering. He is an active member of the Numerical Methods and Applications to Aerospace Technology research group since 2012 and the Computational Simulation Research Center (CCS) since 2022.

His educational qualifications include:

• Aeronautical Technical Engineer (Aircraft), EUITA-UPM (2011, Notable)
• MSc in Aerospace Engineering, ETSIA-UPM (2013, Notable)
• PhD in Aerospace Engineering, ETSIAE-UPM (2019, Cum Laude)

His research integrates numerical analysis with aerospace systems, focusing on computational fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, and mechanical engineering applications. Current work emphasizes fluid flow phenomena and interdisciplinary computational methods for aerospace technology, evidenced by 17 JCR-indexed publications across computer science, mechanical engineering, and condensed matter physics domains.

He has received notable recognition:

• Quinquenio docente (Profesor Excelente) teaching excellence award

Dr. Chavez Modena actively mentors emerging researchers with 2 PhD candidates in progress and 8 undergraduate/master's theses supervised. His project portfolio includes leadership of 1 national research initiative plus participation in 5 international and 9 national projects. A 6-month research residency at McGill University (2018) further strengthens his international collaboration network.

His work operates within the university's established research infrastructure including specialized computational laboratories supporting aerospace simulation.